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This week’s theme is the Winter Solstice and all the multicultural goddesses and festivals associated with the return of the light. Kwanzaa is an African American holiday, which has been celebrated during the solstice season since 1966 when it was first conceived by Dr. Maulana Kerenga, a Black Studies professor and cultural nationalist. Although it…

This week’s theme is the Winter Solstice and all the multicultural goddesses and festivals associated with the return of the light. A common theme of solstice ceremonies everywhere is the burning of fires to symbolically re-kindle the dwindling sun. People gather together to cheer on the ascendancy of the light. The victory of the very…

This week’s theme is the Winter Solstice and all the multicultural goddesses and festivals associated with the return of the light. Among the most archaic images of the sun is the brilliant radiance that clothes the Great Goddess. The great Mother of the pre-Islamic peoples of Southern Arabia was the sun, Atthar, or Al-Ilat (later…

Congratulations to the winners of The Queen of My Self T-shirts:Lorna Lee, MIShari Glantz, ORMichelle Spitzer-Boyd, MAJeannette Prior, UTPhyllis Gabriel, CTWear them in pride! This week’s theme is the Winter Solstice and all the multicultural goddesses and festivals associated with the return of the light.  The week leading up to the Winter Solstice is the…
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